Never owned a pickup, maybe that is why I never developed a taste for old country? I don't hate rap even though I am between 50 and 70. I like new country. It sounds like old soft rock with some twang added. Never felt a need to jump on the net and tell everyone what I don't like, except politicians. Man of Constant Sorrow (Union Station band) is Folk/Bluegrass fusion, as distinct from old country as new country is.
Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time
I seriously can’t think of anything worse. I grew up listening to country music in the late 80s and early 90s, and a lot of that was pretty bad. But this new stuff, yikes.
Who sees some pretty boy on a stage with a badly exaggerated generic southern accent and a 600 dollar denim jacket shoehorning the words “ice cold beer” into every third line of a song and says “Ooh I like this, this music is for me!”
I would literally rather listen to anything else.Seriously, there’s nothing I can think of, at least not in my lifetime or the hundred or so years of recorded music I own, that seems worse.
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@skyscraper +1. Rather disappointing display. It seems pretty clear that most are not even aware of what they are putting down. |
As a musician, I find this statement, "How many here can argue the complexities of “jazz.” Frankly, unless you’re a musician educated in jazz, who can truly play, it’s beyond your comprehension. So in essence, there’s no argument to be had." funny. You don't have to be "educated" in jazz to discuss its complexity or lack thereof. You only need to have some musical education and appreciation. Even assigning a complexity to music is probably a fools game. What makes a music complex? There is no official definition. If you just look at total variety of harmony, rhythm, melody, and dynamic structure, classical is always going to win. It is any wonder. We are talking about pieces of music crafted over months or years, for a large number of instruments. So what makes Jazz complex and is it all jazz, or just jazz that does not follow typical musical structures in which case is it complex, or just different? Some would consider this music very complex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LxXw2OiL6Q . Interestingly it bears similarity to some jazz music. Which came first? All music is beautiful to those that enjoy that particular music. Jazz, old country, new country, classical, pop, rock, rap, hip-hop. |
@coltrane1 we fell off the country music train pages ago. I don’t think anyone questions that Jazz was created by black musicians do they? I wouldn’t feel bad about it not being heralded. That is probably true of most instrumental only music today, even classical who is followed by a smaller and smaller percentage of the population every day. However, I think there are definitely influences of Jazz on R&B, Hip Hop and even Rap and those are definitely heralded by a large portion of the population and I personally believe they have within them, some of the most interesting (and complex) music compared to what else is popular today. You can’t force people to like something or appreciate something just because you do. You can personally expose them, but that is about it.
There is a long list of musical artists over the years who can’t / couldn’t read/write sheet music. Most reading this thread have probably even heard of some of them. Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Elvis, Paul McCartney, John Lennon. |
@alexatpos , I thought it was catchy, with a good beat. It would not even make it into my top-5. If I had to vote, I would probably say that brief period of what came across as highly manufactured music from the 60s, like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJLi5_dyn0
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For me personally, 5 may be tough, but:
I think culture/environment is huge on our influence. What you posted reminds me of dance club stuff during my formative teens and 20's. Not always high art, but catchy and fun. I am influenced by parents into popular country and folk, but a general love of music, older siblings heavy into what is now classic rock, and my own rock/pop/dance influences. I think my love of classical comes from movies. I think jazz grew out of that. |